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Home My WebLink About97-106 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1997/08/181 1 1 RESOLUTION NO. 97-106 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PRELIMINARY PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) UNDER SECTION 14:6-7 OF THE ST. LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE RELATING TO ZONING FOR PROPERTY ZONED "0" OFFICE LOCATED AT 1550 UTICA AVENUE SOUTH WHEREAS, an application for approval of a Planned Unit Development (PUD) was received on June 16, 1997 from the applicant, and WHEREAS, notice of a public hearing on the Preliminary PUD was mailed to all owners of property within 350 feet of the subject property plus other affected property owners in the vicinity and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed the Preliminary PUD concept at the meeting of July 16, 1997 , and WHEREAS, notice of public hearing on the Preliminary PUD was published in the St. Louis Park Sailor on July 23, 1997, and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission opened the public hearing at the meeting of August 6, 1997, and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the Preliminary PUD, subject to certain conditions, on a 6-1 vote with six members present voting in the affirmative and one in the negative; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the staff reports, Planning Commission minutes and testimony of those appearing at the public hearing or otherwise including comments in the record of decision. BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council of the City of St. Louis Park: Findings 1. Minneapolis West Associates (MEPC AmericanProperties) has made application to the City Council for a> Planned Unit Development under Section 14:6-7 of the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code within the district located at 1550 Utica Avenue for the legal description as follows, to -wit: See Attached Legal Description 2. The City Council has considered the advice and recommendation of the Planning Commission (Case No. 97 -15 -PUD) and the effect of the proposed PUD on the health, safety and welfare of the occupants of the surrounding lands, existing and anticipated traffic conditions, the effect on values of properties in the surrounding area, the effect of the use on the Comprehensive Plan, and compliance with the intent of the Zoning Ordinance. 3. The City Council has determined that the PUD will not be detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare of the community, nor will it cause serious traffic congestion nor hazards, nor will it seriously depreciate surrounding property values. The Council has also determined that the proposed PUD is in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the Zoning Ordinance and the Comprehensive Plan and that - the requested modifications comply with the requirements of Section 14:6-7.2(E). . 4. The contents of Planning Case File 97 -15 -PUD are hereby entered into and made part of the public hearing record and the record of decision for this case. Conclusion The Preliminary Planned Unit Development at the location described is approved based on the findings set forth above and subject to the following conditions: 1. The final Traffic Management Plan (TMP) must be submitted and reviewed as part of the Final PUD after being approved by the joint Travel Demand Management (TDM) task force. The TMP shall include provisions for submitting annual traffic data as required by Travel Demand Management ordinance. 2. The detailed landscaping plan must be reviewed as part of the Final PUD; the landscaping plan shall include adequate_ bicycle storage areas. 3 The detailed lighting plan must be reviewed as part of the Final PUD 4. The detailed signage plan must be reviewed as part of the Final PUD. 5. Two.additional fire hydrants as required by the Fire Marshall must be shown on the Final -PUD site plan. r 4 1 6 Prior to Final PUD approval, the City Engineer shall approve the stormwater design. 7. The developer shall continue to comply with conditions of Indirect Source Permit 90-10. 8. The following modifications to ordinance requirements are granted as part of the Preliminary PUD approval. a. The floor area ratio for the PUD can be 1.57 b. The setback on Gamble Drive for the parking ramp can be 17' 9. Prior to issuance of building permits, building elevations shall be revised to include at least 60% class I materials. 10 Prior to issuance of building permits, the applicant shall receive the required stormwater permit from the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. 11. Prior to issuance of building permits, a development agreement must be entered into which addresses at a minimum: a. Conditions of PUD approval as applicable or appropriate. b. Specifics relative to construction of any off-site improvements required by the approved Traffic Management Plan. c. Surety in the form of an irrevocable letter of credit for construction of exterior landscape and pedestrian/bicycle improvements and replacement of plant materials. d. Administrative approval of modifications to the PUD plans. 12. Prior to issuance of building permits, the developer shall reimburse the City for all costs incurred by the City in connection with processing the applicant's PUD and preparation of the development agreement as provided in Section 14 8-5 0 of the St. Louis Park Zoning Code. 13. Prior to initiating site work, the developer shall receive all other necessary permits and approvals from the City including, but not limited to sanitary sewer, water tapping permit, building permits, and erosion control permit. 14. The developer shall obtain any other approvals required by state and federal agencies. 15. The amount of development in future phases of development shall not exceed the building area proposed in the 1989 E.I.S for the project area now owned by MEPC. Pursuant to Section 14.6-7.5(F) of the Zoning Ordinance, the City will require execution of a development agreement as a condition of approval of the Final P U.D The development agreement shall address those issues which the City Council deems appropriate and necessary ATTEST: City Clerk Reviewed by administration: A City Manager Adopted by the City Council August 18, 1997 9455 RESIT f L LEGAL DESCRIPTION CASE NO. 97 -15 -PUD Tract A, Registered Land Survey No. 1599, Files of the Registrar of Titles, County of Hennepin. Subject co certain restrictions as shown in deed Doc. No. 1760863. Files of Registrar of Titles; (See Ines) Subject to a snow fence easement on lands adjoining State Trunk Highway No. 100 as shown by instrument recorded in Book 412 of Miscellaneous Records, page 148, Doc. No. 2108397; Subject to a Mortgage made by One Hundred -Twelve, Inc., a Minnesota corporation co I.D.S. Mortgage Corporacion, a Delaware corporation dated June 23, 1967, filed June 27, 1967 and recorded in Book 3663 of Mortgages, page 404, Doc. No. 3661656 to secure che principal sum of 55,000,000 00 and to the Assignmenc of Rencs given by said Mortgagor co said Mortgagee for the purpose of securing said Mortgage as shown by instrument recorded in Book 1073 of Miscellaneous Records, page 318, Doc. No 3661657, (Now on chat part of above land lying South of the Westerly extension of the North line of Tract D, Registered Land Survey No. 1599 except the Westerly 30.89 feet thereof) Subject co a perpetual easement in favor of Creat Northern Railway Company, its successors and assigns for the construc- tion, maintenance and operation of a railway track or tracts upon. over and across that part of the premises described as follows: A parcel of land in said Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 30 lying Easterly of a line drawn parallel with and distant 9 feet Westerly measured at right angles and radially from the center line of spur track No. 1 (hereinafter described) and Westerly of a line drawn parallel with and distant 9 feet Easterly measured at right angles and radially from cne center Line of spur crack No 2 (hereinafter described) and extending from said line drawn at right angles through point "A" Northerly to a Line parallel with and distant 200 feet South measured at right angles from the said North line of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 30, said center line of spur track No. 1 is described as follows' Beginning at said reference point "A"; thence Northerly along said line making a Souchwescerly included angle of 92 degrees, 46 minutes with said North Line of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 30 for 76 feet, thence along a 17 degree 00 minute curve to the left for 75 5 feet; thence along a tangent 150.7 feet: thence along a 17 degree 00 minute curve to the right for 25 feet and there terminating. Said center Line of sour crack No. 2 is described as follows. Beginning at said reference point "A". thence Northerly along said line making a Southwesterly included angle of 92 degrees 46 minutes with said North line of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 30 for 76 feet; thence along a 17 degree 00 minute curve to the left for 75 5 feet; thence along a tangent 58.3 feet; thence along a 9 degree 31 minute curve to the right for 125 feet and there terminating; Subject co and together with a perpetual easement as shown in deed Doc. No. 1100087, Files of Registrar of Titles; (Now over part of above land) Subject to a use restriction to August 31. 2008 as shown in deed Doc. No. 1292227, Files of Registrar of Titles; (See Inst) (Now on chac parc of above land lying South of a line drawn from the Southwest corner of Tract E. Registered Land Survey No. 864 to a point on the East line of said Tract E distant 18.18 feet North of the Southeast corner thereof) A portion of che northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 30, Township 29, Range 24 is subject to snow fence easement created by instrument of record in Book 1584 of Deeds, page 407 and subject to restrictions created by said instrument relative to cutting, damaging, destroying or removing trees, shrubs or natural growth upon said portion of said quarter -quarter; (See Inst) (Now as to part of above land) (To r ren s )